There are some great items out there for your boys and girls this year, but we all know how hard it can sometimes be to figure out what they’re wanting and how to get it at any one time. Thus we thought we would bring you a few helpful tips on the most sought after girls and boys toys are for this Christmas. As ever, there are some fantastic and ingenious toys on the market, and all of them would make ideal Christmas gifts, but which is best? Let’s take a look at the best boys toys for Christmas first.
Merchandise from TV shows and movies is as big as ever, if not more so this year. Some of the hottest items in this arena include the Ben 10 Omnitrix, the Bakugan starter set and battle arena, the Power Rangers Overdrive Tracker and the WWE Raw Arena playset. Transformers have returned to Christmas lists thanks to the movie, the forthcoming sequel and the new animated series. Airhogs, Flying RC helicopters and Bladestar are there for young fans of flying machines.
Star Wars is big again thanks to the Clone Wars TV series and movie, with the Clone Trooper Voice Changer Helmet being one of the biggest draws this year for young fans. There’s also action figures and the great Star Wars Lego range available too. Wall-E fans have the Transforming Wall-E toy to look forward to, and Indiana Jones fans can now dress up as their hero with the great Whip and Hat replica. The Gormiti Island playset is perfect for children too, offering a great way to display their figures.
What about the girls? It can feel like an uphill struggle when trying to figure out what are the best toys for girls at Christmas, and the choice is always growing. The classics, such as dolls and animal toys, are always around and always evolving, with advances in technology meaning that these toys are ever more interactive and ever more engrossing. The problem is, which to get this year, from the huge range available? The best thing to do is check out ‘top ten’ sites, or see what is doing well in the charts on large outlets such as Amazon. Then you can compare prices of the items and the postage, and decide on what is the best deal for you this Christmas time.
While dolls and more traditional toys are always popular each year, the range of official media tie-in merchandise from movies, TV and games are proving to be ever more popular,. This year there’s a wide range of merchandise available to do with High School Musical, for example. There's an official High School Musical dance mat that will let kids learn the moves and lyrics, and there's also some great sing-along Fashion dolls available, as well as countless other items for the franchise.
Other classics back on the market include Barbie with the Singing princess Liana doll, Littlest pet Shop with the VIP pets, Sylvanian Families, Bratz and more. New hits this year include the Baby Born with Magic Potty set, the Chou Chou Doll who grows her first teeth, and I Love Ponies Honey my Baby Pony.
There are some great tech gifts available too, with items such as pink laptops, the new iPod nano, the My Life Virtual Console and even pink guitars out there now to make girls’ Christmas wishes come true this year. There are some great ideas for Christmas gifts for girls on the market this year, and lots of new items that girls will love for years to come.
There really is a massive range of items available for children this year, and we hope that our tips help you towards the best gifts Christmas ever. Good luck, and have a great time this festive season!
I think Barbie with the Singing princess Liana doll are the most popular with girls. Everyone wants to have this nice toy.
my daughter loves Littlest pet Shop with the VIP pets…
When I was a child I was a fan of magic tricks and my favorite presents were those bought from magic shops! I just loved to act like a magician and to entertain everyone with my new learned tricks!
I think that an Xbox 360/Playstation will always get you brownie points. There are so many games for all ages, and you’ll be surprised at how much your 14 year old girl enjoys Zombie games, I know I loved them as a child.
mine too, and they’re crazy about high school musical…. still!
Some great gift ideas, particularly your tech gifts such as the iPod or guitar!
By the time Christmas comes around my kids have usually spent a good proportion of the summer writing lists, re-writing lists, pouring over magazines and generally saying “Can I have that for Christmas” Come the weeks before the bug day they have it down to a fine art what they want!
And of course it’s the same every year. The girls are easy to please, the boys no so.
Girl 1. dressing up outfits, plastic shiny dolls (barbi etc)
Boy 1. Quad Bike and Air Rifles.
Needless to say the girls are always pleased and the boys always slightly disappointed!
thanks for the info
Yes, I agree with Dave above. The Littlest Pet Shop is so great and my kids love the Bakugan Battle Pack as well.
My son for sure would go for the Star Wars stuff, there are no other toys that can match up with this stuff.
Yeah they brought a new game out christmas too. sonic will sleigh you…
Tech toys are the best. I like them almost as much as my son does.
Some very nice tips here - thank you.
I did see a find engine a while back that asked you lots of questions about the person you want to buy a gift for and then it gave you a few suggested ones. I wish I could remember it now.
Do you know of it?
I don’t think you can ever go wrong with an ipod! Everyone wants one.
Christmas isn’t it for a little while, but I will keep this in mind for my neice. She’s four years old, and I always end up being stumped in what to get her. She may be too young for an iPod nano, but I am thinking that a Bratz doll will be perfect for her.
Thanks for the great ideas. I am trying to get an early start on buying gifts this year. your site has provided me with some great information on shopping for my children this year.
I have 5 kids and it’s great shopping for toys, brings me back to when i was just a young un! I do find boys toy shopping much easier than girls though, seems girls toys are all dolls and accessories where as for boys you have row after row of funky goodies. Maybe just cause im a man though!
I would like a mix of toys with some educational ones and yet so fun to play with. Few toys on the site are very good but as I say, if we get some educational toys it will help their mind and it should not be boring or anything like that our parents are trying to fill us up everytime with learning learning and learning! It should be exciting and fun as well.
My son is fan of Wall- E
Wonderful blog!! Thanks for sharing the information about the Christmas gifts on this blog. Most of the online user will search for christmas gifts for there relatives and friends. It would be very helpful, keep sharing such nice information.
It seems with the new Transformers movie, those toys will again be popular with the boys.
These are all great gifts that you mention. I like the multicolored laptops for kids…great for learning, having fun, and looking great!
I think the perfect present for every boy right now is a Transformer. It’s awesome how the movies have brought these charaacters to the new generation of children! Think about it, how could a boy’s toy get any better… a fighting robot, that turns into a car! I don’t see how anything can compete
Did anyone Not have an Optimus Prime toy when they were young??
Forgive my enthusiasm, I’m 28 but I think my brain is still 12
yes i love that time of year when i get to see the joy on my little girls face when she get her new toy
My neice collects Momiji Dolls so each year for christmas we get her a momiji doll. She loves them. And theres loads to collect. Each year theres more designs to choose from.
I really have a hard time picking for the best gift for my niece. She loves High School Musical so I guess I’ll try your suggestions. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely article, I will bookmark this website right now!
Hey - great ideas! I know this post was written in 2006 but the toys mentioned are just as popular today.
Hi! I’ve been racking my brain trying to think of a nice Christmas gift for my niece, Melony. She’s only 12 but really likes adult stuff. I’ll consider the pink laptop. Thanks and Merry Christmas! David
Last year I spent a fortune on Christmas gifts for my sister’s three children. They played with the toys for about 3 months and simply forgot about them. Maybe I have to buy some more interesting gifts like the Singing princess and the little girls would play with them longer.
Lovely article, I will bookmark this website right now!
Toys keeps an important role in every child life, they create their own world with toys. So it’s very important to give some educational toys for boys and girls as their gift. This thing will give them understanding to learn things
I’ll be using this info for ideas to get a present for my son.
Thanks heaps.
My kids are big fans of high school musical, which I think alot of young kids are into at the moment. I cannot believe how big it is and how many products they have made for high school musical its fantastic and easy to buy this christmas!
And it’s Christmas time again! It’s amazing how many of last years hot products are still going strong this year, my daughter is still carving all the High School Musical gear and my Son adores anything Ben 10.
Good Stuff about the education toys, Thanks for posting the valuable content for online visitors. I am very much happy because I am looking for this from long time. The information which I got from blog is awesome.
Great ideas - It really is tough with the economy in this slump to keep the kids content… Hopefully this will give parents realistic options and keep a smile on the childs faces when they open their gifts this year!
Nice post. However, whatever baby toy you are buying make sure they are made of natural ingredients.
I think Christmas is a very special occasion and i thing if you are thinking about the gifts then laptops and some other gadgets will be very beneficial for your kid from the educational point of view.
This will really a nice gift for your kids. Anyways keep it up and keep continue with your valuable thoughts.
There are so many different toys these days, talking dolls, talking robots. See what the Lastest Toys are, ask the kids. ^__^
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